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Italy says ‘temporarily’ withdrawing from attacked Iraqi base

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Published: 12 Mar, 2026 CET.
Updated: Thu 12 Mar 2026 17:07 CET

Italy says 'temporarily' withdrawing from attacked Iraqi base
The Italian base attacked on Wednesday was Camp Singara in Erbil, pictured here on March 12th 2026. Photo by Shvan HARKI / AFP

Italy is temporarily withdrawing all personnel from a military base in Iraqi Kurdistan which came under a drone attack, completing a retreat that was already underway, ministers said Thursday.

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